ZIP 18508 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 436 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lackawanna County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
436 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 95 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 37 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 33 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 19 | 4.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 32 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 17 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 58.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18508 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18508.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scranton | 429 | |
| 2 | Dickson City | 5 | |
| 3 | Moosic | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 436 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.